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US 6,039,180 AGranted
Protective shipping container for flowers
OwnerSelwyn E. Grantinventor
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Abstract
A closeable shipping container for containment of a plurality of flowers with stems which includes separated protective bud-containing housings and/or separate stem supports. The container is made of plastic, or other lightweight, but strong materials. The container is dimensioned so that the volume it occupies, per dozen flowers, is most economical to ship.
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A protective shipping container for flowers having buds and stems which comprises:
- an elongated base compartment having a floor extending between upstanding opposed sidewalls and upstanding opposed endwalls;
- a plurality of individual housings integrally formed adjacent at least one of said base compartment endwalls, each of said housings being of such a size and shape as to stably encapsulate each of the buds of the flowers;
- an elongated cover overlying said base compartment;
- and
- fastening means affixing said elongated cover to said base compartment to form a closed container wherein said elongated cover overlays said housing.
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A protective shipping container for flowers having buds which comprises:
- an elongated base compartment having a floor extending between upstanding opposed sidewalls and upstanding opposed endwalls.
- said floor having a lower generally horizontal portion adjacent the opposed endwall, and an intermediate sloping floor portion extending between said lower and upper floor portions;
- a plurality of individual housings integrally formed at the said lower horizontal floor portion, each of said housings being of such a size and shape as to stably encapsulate each of the buds of the flowers.
- a generally horizontal cover overlying said base compartment;
- and
- fastening means affixing said elongated cover to said base compartment to form a closed container wherein said elongated cover overlays said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.